Colyer trails Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach by a mere 153 votes as of Friday afternoon, according to the sporadically updated secretary of state website. Tuesday’s contest could be one of the closest gubernatorial primaries in history.

Kobach’s lead has fluctuated since initial results on Wednesday showed he picked up 191 more votes than Colyer. Counties have changed and corrected reported vote counts since Wednesday while provisional ballots are still being counted.

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“The efforts the past two days by the Secretary of State to discard valid ballots has made it clear that we need counsel to ensure that all Kansans’ votes are counted,” Colyer’s campaign said in a statement to The Star. “Governor Colyer is confident that Todd Graves’ experience as a US Attorney and, in particular, his expertise in election law will be a valuable asset as we navigate this process.”

Graves is no stranger to the spotlight and to high profile legal cases.

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